(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) PESHAWAR: A political leader and a poet were killed in separate incidents in Swat and Lakki Marwat on Wednesday.
In Swat, a former candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for the National Assembly seat Feroz Shah Advocate was shot dead in Damghar area of Kabal tehsil. Unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle of the PML-N leader due to which he and his driver sustained critical injuries.
Police said the injured persons were taken to Saidu Sharif Hospital where Feroz Shah succumbed to his injuries. According to police, Feroz Shah was targeted when he came out of the mosque after Maghrib prayer.
Feroz Shah contested the previous election from the National Assembly seat NA-4 from Swat. He was defeated by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed in the election.
In Lakki Marwat, unknown armed men shot dead eminent award winning Pashto poet Zahoor Abbas Afgar Bukhari.
Police said unknown armed men entered the hujra (male guest house) of Zahoor Abbas and shot him dead. Police shifted the body of the poet to hospital for post mortem.
Zahoor Abbas, who belonged to Shia community and was also a religious leader, was winner of presidential award on his services in the field of Pashto literature.
A large number of followers and relatives of Zahoor Abbas reached the hospital after hearing the news about the incident. A police team arrived at the hujra of the deceased and collected evidences.
The followers and relatives also held a protest demonstration against the murder of Zahoor Abbas and blocked Bannu-Mianwali road for all kinds of traffic due to which passengers faced difficulties. Participants of the protest said Zahoor Abbas was a peace-loving leader and he always preached peace. They said the deceased worked selflessly to promote religious harmony in the region. They demanded arrest of the culprits involved in the assassination forthwith.
Officials of the district administration and police reached the protest venue and held talks with the protesters. They assured the protesters that strict action will be taken and murderers will be arrested soon after which they agreed to open the road and dispersed peacefully.
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